Department profile

Volunteer

Columbiaville Fire Department

Columbiaville, MI · Lapeer County. Columbiaville Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 24 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

24
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Columbiaville Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Michigan average.

36th pct.
national personnel size
+9%
vs. Michigan average
1
station
$166,161
FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record

National percentile ranks this department's personnel headcount against every listable U.S. department with reported staffing; the state comparison uses the same personnel figure against its own state's average. Both feed the verdict sentence and the chips above.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
41/100
Columbiaville Fire Department

A staffing, equipment, EMS-integration, and federal-grant-funding composite benchmarked against every other USFA-registered department nationally, not a safety rating, response-time measure, or comparison of fire risk. Dimensions with no data on file are excluded and their weight redistributed, never counted as zero.

Staffing capacity C
24 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment D
$6,923 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
24 personnel · 1 station

Columbiaville Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Columbiaville, MI (Lapeer County), with 1 station and 24 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,311 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $166,161.

  • National personnel rank #14,311 of 22,440
  • MI personnel rank #483 of 1,008
  • 4.17 stations per 100 personnel
  • 15 other listed departments in Lapeer County

Columbiaville Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

Where this department's HIFLD-reported staffing sits among every listable U.S. fire department

24 Top 64% higher than 36% of 22,440 departments

Listable U.S. fire departments, banded by total personnel

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Source HIFLD fire-station registry · 2026-09-06

Dispatch plate

Sheet 04405 · Columbiaville Fire Department, MI 24 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 24
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #14,311
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mountain View Vol…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $166K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Mountain View Volunteer Fire Department, MO (+ 0 personnel)

Volunteer HIFLD roster counts, station rows, EMS flag, listable personnel rank, photo-finish peer, and FEMA AFG/SAFER book for this FDID, not a readiness rating.

Personnel neighbourhood

Nationwide HIFLD headcount poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every MI department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Columbiaville, MI
FDID
04405

FEMA Grant History

$166K
Cumulative funding (FY2018)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW-2018-FO-04271 $166,161.3

Source: USAspending.gov (CFDA 97.044 AFG / 97.083 SAFER)

Staffing vs the Michigan average

How Columbiaville Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Michigan. In-state it ranks #483 of 1,008 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,311 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 9% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
112
MI departments
1,274

County roster fringe

Columbiaville Fire Department is 6.4% of Lapeer County roster mass

The county lists 18 departments totaling 374 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 56% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.17 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 24 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Mountain View Volunteer Fire Department, MO (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Almont Fire Department
Almont · volunteer
Arcadia Township Fire Department
Attica · volunteer
Attica Township Fire Department
Attica · volunteer
Burlington Township Fire Department
Clifford · volunteer
Deerfield Township Fire Department
North Branch · volunteer
Dryden Township Fire Department
Dryden · volunteer
Elba Township Fire Department
Lapeer · volunteer
Goodland Township Fire Department
Imlay City · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 24 personnel

Photo-finish and same-type HIFLD neighbours for this FDID, not a reprint of every MI department.

Mountain View Volunteer Fire Department, MO 24 Whitsett Volunteer Fire Department, NC 24 Central Area Volunteer Fire Department, AL 24 Hookstown Volunteer Fire Department, PA 24 Bayfield Volunteer Fire Department, WI 24 Fowler Center Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 24 Macedonia Volunteer Fire Department, AL 24 Pea Ridge Volunteer Fire Department, AL 24

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Columbiaville Fire Department have?

Columbiaville Fire Department has 24 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 9% above the Michigan average of 22 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,311 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MI, it ranks #483 of 1,008 by personnel.

Does Columbiaville Fire Department provide EMS services?

Columbiaville Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Columbiaville Fire Department operate?

Columbiaville Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Columbiaville Fire Department?

Columbiaville Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Lapeer County, MI. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Columbiaville Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Columbiaville Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $166,161.3 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

How many fire departments are in Michigan?

Michigan has 1,274 fire departments with 28,594 total personnel. 61% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.